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Articles tagged with: Farmers
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Communities
By Sophie Church
Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route
Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
Environment
By Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
From demonstrating French farmers to post-Brexit trade deals, food security and fairness in the supply chain
The government simply isn’t doing enough for farmers
Environment
By Kaleb Cooper
The government simply isn’t doing enough for farmers
As a farmer, there’s nothing I’d like more than to grow lovely, high-standard food for Britain, which is so important at a time when our food security is at risk.
Avian Influenza shows us we must support our national animal disease control infrastructure
Environment
By Neil Hudson MP
Avian Influenza shows us we must support our national animal disease control infrastructure
The United Kingdom is currently experiencing our worst ever avian influenza outbreak to date.
Lords Diary: Baroness Rock
Environment
By Baroness Rock
Lords Diary: Baroness Rock
From glass blowing and cheese sampling in a Downing Street festive market, to the importance of improving rural broadband and reforming the tenanted farming sector, Baroness Rock has a busy week
Blackcurrant Affairs: Why rural MPs have been visiting growers of one of the nation’s favourite drinks Partner content
Communities
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Blackcurrant Affairs: Why rural MPs have been visiting growers of one of the nation’s favourite drinks
Ribena is more than a much-loved blackcurrant drink. As MPs have been discovering this summer, there is a story behind the humble bottle of Ribena that is of enormous importance to Britain’s rural communities.
British farmers are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis – we must go further to support them
Economy
By Tim Farron MP
British farmers are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis – we must go further to support them
Farmers are often overlooked and undervalued. They are custodians of biodiversity, cultural heritage, green energy, flood prevention, carbon sequestration, hiking paths… and then there’s the small matter of putting food on the table.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
NOAH/Lantra Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) farmer training reaches milestone
NOAH’s Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) farmer training has reached a milestone this week as it welcomes its 1000th registrant to the programme.
The Conservatives have taken rural votes for granted – now our farmers and communities are suffering
Environment
By Jim McMahon MP
The Conservatives have taken rural votes for granted – now our farmers and communities are suffering
In the most difficult of times, our rural communities have shown inspiring British resilience. We should celebrate them and the very best of British farming, fisheries and produce throughout our rich supply chains.
Minette Batters Interview: The Farming Industry Has Been Ignored Over Post-Brexit Trade Deals
Environment
By John Johnston
Minette Batters Interview: The Farming Industry Has Been Ignored Over Post-Brexit Trade Deals
From driving a tractor to driving government policy, NFU chief Minette Batters talks about the many challenges facing farming.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
NOAH/Lantra Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) farmer training delivers solution to meet new Red Tractor requirements
We must back British farming 365 days a year
Environment
By Theo Clarke MP
We must back British farming 365 days a year
We must support all our farmers to keep doing what they do best - feeding us, caring for the environment and maintaining the varied and beautiful landscapes across the whole of the UK.
Farmers can be the heroes of a greener world
Environment
By David Fursdon
Farmers can be the heroes of a greener world
We should be avoiding intensive forms of farming livestock and poultry that are polluting many of our waterways, reducing soil health, and decimating biodiversity.
Our food system is making too many of us sick and causing long-term environmental harm – we can do better
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Our food system is making too many of us sick and causing long-term environmental harm – we can do better
We are set to wait six months for the government to respond to Henry Dimbleby's recommendations for a national food strategy with a white paper - an ideal recipe for inaction.
Parliament must scrutinise the Australian trade deal to ensure British farmers are not undercut
Foreign affairs
By Neil Parish MP
Parliament must scrutinise the Australian trade deal to ensure British farmers are not undercut
The vague details of the deal that have been released so far have caused significant concern to farmers and seem to cut across the TAC’s recommendations.
Government must not sell out our farmers at the G7
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Government must not sell out our farmers at the G7
Labour is calling on the Prime Minister to get behind British farmers once and for all: stand up for British jobs, enshrine our food and farming standards in law, and ensure all future trade deals do not endanger the sustainability of British agriculture.
Australia trade deal would be a historic betrayal of British farming and set a dangerous precedent for future trade deals
Environment
By Tim Farron MP
Australia trade deal would be a historic betrayal of British farming and set a dangerous precedent for future trade deals
It's not too late for the government to grow a backbone and stand up for British farmers and Britain's world-leading animal welfare and environmental standards.
Growing post-Brexit food and farming trade friction will be a long-term problem
Brexit
By Lord Teverson
Growing post-Brexit food and farming trade friction will be a long-term problem
Although we have left the EU, there are still many issues to be resolved. One of the biggest dangers is that if the NI Protocol breaks so will the UK-EU trade deal.
As India's farmers protest for their human rights, Britain's silence is deafening Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall
As India's farmers protest for their human rights, Britain's silence is deafening
Human rights are universal and never an “internal matter”. Britain has a positive obligation to raise these abuses and fundamental violations of human rights with the Indian Government and appropriate authorities and forums in the UN.
Scotland’s agriculture sector needs firm commitments if it is to deliver on ambitions
Environment
By Pete Wishart MP
Scotland’s agriculture sector needs firm commitments if it is to deliver on ambitions
We must recognise, reward and support the high-quality food and drinks industries that underpin the Scottish economy and post-Covid recovery.
The radicalism of the Agriculture Act should work for farmers – but they will make their feelings known if not
Environment
By Lord Clark of of Windermere
The radicalism of the Agriculture Act should work for farmers – but they will make their feelings known if not
We can throw off the shackles of the CAP and devise an agricultural support system specifically tailored to Britain.
The Conservatives cannot be trusted to protect British standards – they must be guaranteed in the Agriculture Bill
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
The Conservatives cannot be trusted to protect British standards – they must be guaranteed in the Agriculture Bill
The Conservatives’ refusal to put British standards into law will mean more cheap, low-quality food being imported and put our farmers livelihoods in serious jeopardy.
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Communities
By Lord Holmes
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Our farmers have been on the front line throughout this Covid crisis, let's return the service by delivering an Agriculture Bill that addresses the shocking lack of digital infrastructure and skills in the countryside.